Pasteboard shipping and dispensing box.



R. R. RICHARDSON. PASTEBOARD SHIPPING AND DISPENSING BOX.

APPLICATION FILED my a, 1912.

Patented 0c t.20,1914.

RALPH a. iucnaanson,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PASTEBOARD SHIPPING AND DISPENSING BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

Application filed May 8, 1912. Serial No. 695,944.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH R. RICHARDSON,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, county ofCook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Pasteboard Ship ing and Dispensing Boxes, of which thefol owing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to pasteboard boxes 3, and seeks to provide a boxof simple, strong construction which can be economically manufacturedand which can be conveniently employed for packing, shi ping anddispensing crackers and like 0 s.

The invention consists in the features of improvement hereinafter setforth, illustrated in the preferred form in the accompanying drawingsand more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Figure 1 is a lan view illustrating the box in collapsed orm. Fig. 2 isa cross-section extending from front to rear of the box, showing therear flaps and upper front section opened. Fig. 3 1s a perspective viewof the completed box with the rear flaps and upper front section closed.

The box is preferably colla sible so that it may be shlpped in flat,ocked-down form, is preferably formed of a single blank of heavypasteboard, and comprises a. top wall a, a bottom wall Z) and side wallsa. I These walls are integral with one another, the pasteboard beingscored along arallel lines 1 to form hin ed connections etween the top,bottom an side walls and permit the collapsin of the box. In the formshown, one 0% the side walls 0 is rovided with an integral hinged flap 2which abuts against the under face of the top wall a and is securedthereto, preferably by staples 3. The top and bottom walls are rovidedat their rear edges with integral aps 4 and the side walls with integralfla s 5, the pasteboard blank from which the ox is formed being scoredalong lines 6 to form hinged connections between the flaps 4 and 5 andthe walls of the box. These flaps may be folded after the box is filledand connected in any suitable manner to form a closure for the rear faceof the box.

The front of the box comprises u per and lower hinged sections d and e.Tliese sections are preferably integral with one another, the asteboardbein scored along a horizontal line 7 to form a inge connection betweenthe same. In the preferred form of the invention, the lower frontsection d is integral with the bottom wall 6 of the box, the pasteboardbeing scored upon a line 8 to form a hinge connection between the frontedge of the bottom I) and the lower edge of the front section d.

lVhen the box is in use, the lower hinge section is rigidly held invertical position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, between the lower frontedge portions of the side walls 0 of the box. The lower front section isprovided with side flaps f, preferably formed integral therewith andconnected thereto along the scored line 8. These flaps are held inposition against the sides 0 of the box and preferably, as shown, arearranged against the inner side faces of the side walls and extendinwardly to the extreme rear face of the box. At their rear ends theside flaps f are provided with means for holding the side flaps and thelower front section (2 1n position. In the form shown, these flaps areprovided at their rear ends with foldable extensions 9 connected theretoby scores 10 and these extensions are provided with upwardly extendingtongues 11 which are arranged to engage or interlock with slits 12formed in the flaps 5 on the rear edges of the side walls 0.

The upper front section 6 is provided with top and side edge flanges 13and 14: which are connected thereto along scored lines 15 and 16. Theside flanges 14 are provided at their up er ends with foldable tabs 17and the to ange 13 is provided at its ends with benda le metal fingers18 which are stapled into the body of the flange l3 and projectoutwardly therefrom before the parts of the box are assembled, as shownin Fig. l.

The improved box in the preferred form shown can be shipped in collapsedor knocked-down condition, as shown in Fig. 1, with the top, bottom andside walls in contact. In setting up the box, the top, bottom and sidewalls are separated and the side flaps f of the lower front section arepassed into the box and engage the inner faces of the side walls 0. Thetongues 11 on the extensions 9 of the side flaps are enga ed with theslits 12 of the folding flaps 5 to old the side flaps and the lowerfront section d securely in position. The edge flanges 13 and 14 arefolded upon the lines 15 and 16 into a position at right angles to themain body of the upper front section e. The tabs 17 are folded beneaththe inner faces of the flange 13 and the metal fingers 18 are bent over,the tabs to connect the upper and side edge flanges 13 and 14 and holdthem in the positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3. In the preferred formshown, the top and side edge flanges 13 and 14 of the upper frontsection e are arranged to overlap the edges of the top wall a and sidewalls a, respectively, when the box is closed,

as shown in Fig. 3.

The box can be conveniently packed with the goods through the open, rearend thereof and the rear end closed by folding the flaps 4 and 5inwardly and connecting the outer flaps 4: in any convenient manner.Theedge flanges l3 and la'of the upper front section a snugly engage thetop and side walls and hold the front section 6 in position. But, indispensing the goods, the upper front section e can be easily swungabout the hinged joint 7 to open and close the front of the box withoutspilling the contents thereof. The lower section (5 is rigidly held inposition, as described, and serves to securely support the upper hingedsection 6. To display the contained goods,

the lower front section (2 is preferably provided with an opening 19covered with a thin, transparent sheet 20. This transparent sheet ispreferably formed of strong, flexible material, such as celluloid, andis pasted to the inner face of the lower front section (5.

It is to be understood that many changes may be made in the details ofthe preferred construction set forth without departure from theessentials of the invention as defined in the claims. 7

I claim as my invention l. A pasteboard shipping and dispensing boxcomprising integral side top and bottom walls having integral foldingflaps for closing the rear of the box, and a front formed of upper andlower sections, said lower front section being hinged to said bottomwall and having inwardly extending side flaps against the inner faces ofsaid side walls, and interlocked at their rear ends with the foldingflaps of said side walls,

and said upper front section being hinged to said lower section andhaving connected, top and side edge flaps arranged to engage said topand side walls, substantially as described.

2. A pasteboard shipping and dispensing box comprising integral wallsforming four sides of said box, flaps formed integral with said wallsfor closing the fifth side of said box and a front section for closingthe sixth side of said box, comprising upper and lower hinged sectionsthe lower section being hinged to one of said first mentioned walls andhaving integral side flaps engaging the walls adjacent the wall on whichsaid lower section is hinged, an upper section having top and side edgeflaps arranged to engage the side walls adjacent thereto when 1n closedposition.

3. A pasteboard shipping and dispensing box comprising integral side topand bottom walls having integral folding flaps for closing the rear ofthe box and a front wall formed of upper and lower sections said frontsection being hinged to one of said walls and having inwardly extendingside flaps against the inner faces of the walls adjoining that wall towhich said lower front section is hinged and interlocked at their rearends with the folding flaps of said side walls and said upper frontsection being hinged to said lower section and having edge flapsintegral with its periphery.

4:. A pasteboard shipping and dispensing box comprising integral sidetop and bottom walls having integral folding flaps for closing the rearof the box and a frontform of upper and lower sections, said lower frontsection being hinged and having inwardly extending side flaps againstthe inner faces of the side walls and interlocked at their rear endswith the folding flaps of said side walls.

RALPH R. RICHARDSON. Witnesses:

ELEANOR HAeENoW, KATHARINE GERLACH.

